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A gripping, exquisitely plotted novel. I could not put it down! Alice Winn, author of Sunday Times bestseller In MemoriamBeautiful. I implore you to read it! Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin At The EndHer decision changed history.Now her family must survive it.British Malaya, 1930sDiscontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara and the glorious future he is promising for independent Malaya, free from British colonialism. As she becomes further embedded as his own personal spy, she unwittingly alters the fate of her country by welcoming in a punishing form of dictatorship under the Japanese in WWII.Japanese-occupied Malaya, 1945Cecily and her family are barely surviving. Her children, Jujube, Abel and Jasmin, are surrounded by threat, and look to their mother to keep them safe. But she cant tell them about the part she played in the war - and she doesnt know how to protect them.Can Cecily face up to her past to save her children? Or is it already too late... ?Ill never forget this book JESSAMINE CHANOne of the most powerful debuts Ive ever read. A storytelling star is born TRACY CHEVALIERA striking, moving exploration of good and evil, it is a novel that will stay with you CECILE PINExceptionally brave, heart-breaking, beautiful, and moving. A significant contribution to worlds literature NGUYEN PHAN QUE MAI
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Hodder & Stoughton
